PUPILS and staff at Bow Primary School, dressed in red, white and blue. They also sent a giant card to Her Majesty the Queen in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Hotel manager, Alex Stephens was jailed after swindling £62,000 from the Manor House at Okehampton.
Leapfrogs Nursery in Crediton launched an appeal when the nursery had to temporally close after a serious flood caused by a burst pipe.
Crediton businessman Adam Cocking returned after driving humanitarian aid to the Ukraine/Polish border.
A new sensory garden took shape at Morchard Bishop Primary School due to the hard work of the community.
Inconsiderate parking by motorists in Church Street, Crediton was making it difficult for funeral directors to get coffins into Crediton Parish Church.
A handmade protest banner was erected covering a Bellway Homes sign at Pedlarspool in the parish of Sandford in objection to the 257 homes to be built on the site.
There were a number of Jubilee celebrations including a street party at Meadow Gardens in Crediton, varied celebrations at Cheriton Fitzpaine, a street party at Old Tiverton Road, Crediton, a street party at Woodland Head near Yeoford, a Jubilee Walk at Sandford, a picnic at Tedburn St Mary, a Platinum Peal at Colebrooke Parish Church, a tea party at the Age Concern Centre in Crediton, varied celebrations on Crediton Town Square, a Family Fun Day at Newcombes Meadow in Crediton, a tea party at Clifford Gardens in Crediton and a parade at North Tawton.
Jubilee beacons were lit at New Buildings and Beacon Park in Crediton and in many villages in the area.
A plan to cut the speed limit between Crediton and Newton St Cyres to 40 mph was being seriously considered by local councillors.
Firefighters were praised for their swift action and kindness after a serious fire at a flat in East Street, Crediton.
A total of 43 pigeons that had lived in the upstairs of a cottage in Crediton for nine or 10 years were made homeless after being “evicted” when Mid Devon District Council boarded up the windows of the property.